Tire-armor.



No. 822,651. PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906. J. UOAN.

TIRE ARMOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1905.

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JOHN (JOAN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A SSIGNOR OF ONE-FIFTH TO N ROY N. (JOAN, OF GRAVITY, IOWA.

TBREM- i F-NWORH Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, race.

Application filed July 31,1905. Serial No. 272,003.

of the United States, residing at Kansas City,

Jackson and State of Mid in the county of new and useful souri, have invented certain Improvementsin Tire-Armors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates protecting-armor for pneumatic and cush ioned tires.

The object of the invention is to provide an armor of this character which will protect the tire against-puncture and which will also prevent the Wheels to which the same is apto the rim of the ping, means being provided ates of the armor are attached wheelin such a manner that the resiliency of the tire will not be aiiected.

With the above and other objects in view plied from sli, whereby the p the invention consists of certain novel'features of construction, combination, and arran ement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of a portion of a wheel, showposed slots 6, gage eyes or loops ing the application of the invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through.

the rim and tire of the Wheel and through the ,armor, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspectivev view of one of the armor-plates removed l1 0 a the tire. I 1

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the'rim of a wheel, and 2 de notes the pneumatic .tire on said rim. The armor 3 consists of a series of overlapping curved or segmental plates 4, which are adapted to 'fit around the tire of the wheel,

'On the ends ofsaid plates are formed extensions in which are arranged vertically-dissaid slots being adapted to en-- 8, which are secured to and project laterally from the sides of the rim, as shown. After the slotted extension of the armor-plates have been en aged with said eyes or loops 8 a locking rod or wire 9 is in.- serted through the same, thereby preventim the disengagement of said plates from sai eyes and slidably holding the same in place on the tire, so that the advantage of the resilient or yielding qualities of the tire will not be a sted.

'llre tread-surface of the plates 4 is thick to improvements in ened or provided with tread-pieces 10, on the outer surface of which are formed a series of obliquely-disposed corrugations 12, whereby the wheel W'lll be prevented from slipping upon smooth or wet surfaces or. when going rapidly around a curve.

' From the foregoing-description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of theinventionrwill-he'readily understood Without requiring a more extended ex lanation.

Various changes in the orm, proportion, and the minor ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus I claim as new,

1. An armor for tires of wheels, consisting of a serles of independent overlapping secarranged corrugations arranged on each of said sections, and means whereby said sec:

tions are connected to the rim of the wheel to slide inwardly thereon, substantially as described. Y

2. A11 armor for the tires of wheelsc'onsisting of a series of independent overlappin se mental plates, slotted extensions forme on the ends of said plates, eyes or loops 'ar-' ranged onthe rim of the wheels to engage the slots in said extensions, means to retain said slotted extensions of the armor-plates in en-' gagement with said eyes or loops, and treatidetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from the prindescribed my invention, what i and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

tions, 9. tread-surface comprising obliquelysurfaces arranged bathe outer curved p01? 7 nesses.

' JOHN (JOAN.

Witnesses:

J. T. WELLINoTor H. D. Slnss.

'tion of said plateasubstantially as described.

for the tires of wheels Consist- 

